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Strategies For Building Sustainable Support For Homelessness Initiatives

Bloomerang

Homelessness affects over 650,000 Americans, yet these individuals often remain hidden from public view. For nonprofit professionals serving rural communities, building strong donor relationships starts with clear communication about local needs and measurable outcomes.

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How to Interrupt the Public Funds to Private Profits Pipeline: A California Story

NonProfit Quarterly

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. Public funds amounting to billions of dollars are turned into private profits for services using your assets. The Peoples Money for the Peoples Needs What difference could a public bank make? It turns out, quite a lot. It turns out, quite a lot.

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How reliant are nonprofits on government grants? 

Candid

Recent developments around an Office of Management and Budget memorandum to freeze federal grants and loans has put the nonprofit sector in the spotlight. But just how many nonprofits receive government grants? And how big a role do government grants play in the nonprofit sector? nonprofits. Heres what we know.

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6 Unique Volunteer Opportunities to Offer Supporters

Ann Green

By Kyle Payton Volunteers make the nonprofit world go round. While volunteer roles vary from nonprofit to nonprofit — after all, a thrift store , healthcare organization, and animal shelter likely all have very different offerings — there may be opportunities to provide new and interesting roles at your organization.

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New York and Other States Move to Fix Nonprofit Contracting Delays

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Christian Ladewig on Unsplash Nonprofits that receive government contracts and grants have gotten used to waiting months or even years for payments, often for services already delivered. The resulting budget burden can push nonprofits to take out loans, scale back programs, lay off staff, or even close their doors.

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A Political Roadmap to Social Housing: How Do We Win?

NonProfit Quarterly

It encompasses co-op, community land trust (CLT), mutual , and public housing, and can include a host of new and existing publicly supported models. As such, it involves dealing with the tensions between homeowners and tenants , the influence of money in politics and housing, and the public resistance to higher taxes and fees.

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How to Raise Funds for a New Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Launching a new nonprofit is an exhilarating feeling. Here’s something to keep in mind, starting now: self-funding a nonprofit is not sustainable. Fortunately, I had some experience in marketing that gave me ideas about how to fundraise and help the nonprofit. But big goals cost big money.